I suspect an egg production shift for H1N1 incubation.

I feel nothing for you unless you were looking for the minis.

MMMMMmmmmmmm...... listeria....... *drool*

That said, now I want some waffles.

@Dafrety:

Are you kidding! The chocolate-chip waffles are where it's at.

(I hate that phrase... "where it's at"? Whatever)

Wow, I was just wondering about this barely an hour ago while at Publix. Same thing when I was at Kroger over the weekend. Publix had signs in the freezer case saying that they were currently trying to resolve distribution issues. The interesting part was that all of the Publix brand waffles were also gone -- is it a widespread, inter-brand waffle catastrophe, or just people buying the store brand because Eggo is unavailable? I do suspect this is limited solely to waffles, because both stores still had plenty of the muffin tops and other Eggo products.

(Yeah, I know Eggo is kinda awful, but they're also great for sticking in the toaster and eating on the way to work.)

Has anyone suspected THE WAFFLER?!

found em.

@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis: Why yes. Yes I have.

i'm trying to come up with a joke based on "let go my eggos" but nothing is turning up. :^[

I was wondering the same thing. I took a pic of this on my iphone sunday night. WTF waffle shortage? Really
?

I miss eggos, but since I'm still boycotting Kelloggs I can't enjoy them even if they are available. Why did they have to go and drop Michael Phelps? I'm missing out on many of my favorite breakfast items!

@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis: You would think it'd be him, what with waffles involved and all. But hijacking entire shipments of the competition's product sounds more like Cocoa Carl's M.O.

i'm guessing they did another test of a batch and found massive listeria contamination or other contamination issues when investigating the listeria contamination. they might be retooling their plants to avoid these types of possibilities.

There's a shortage, they're talking about it on their website.

What irks me is that I emailed Kellogg's to ask who was going to carry the Apple Cinnamon Eggos now that the only local store that carries them is closed, and they sent me a canned "there's a waffle shortage" email. NOT WHAT I ASKED.

@liz.lemonade: Publix brand waffles may be made by Kellogg's.

@trujunglist: You said 'tool'.

I just bought Eggos on Sunday and I don't remember seeing a sign and the shelves were fully stocked. Maybe I live in a low Eggo-demand area.

There is a Waffle Shortage...

Ergo, my Eggos are gone!

@IfThenElvis: And if that were the case, would local grocery stores be selling a dozen eggs for $.99 regularly, and on sale for as low as $.59?

Eggs are the cheapest they've been in a long while.

Not to mention that the local egg farm nearest to the kellogg plant here in Michigan currently produces 1.5 million eggs per day, and the one not 20 miles further away puts out somewhere along the lines of 700,000 eggs per day.

Source: Me. I've worked on the egg farms and gone to the grocery store recently.

I was a stock clerk there for years, the boxes/cases are nearly identical. Same computer printing, same box maker etc...

After all how many frozen waffle plants are there in the world?

I think it is important to point out that (assuming there is one nearby) Trader Joe's has DELICIOUS frozen waffles that are $2 for 8, as I recall. I especially enjoy the blueberry ones.

Try these until Eggo returns. By the time Eggo returns, you might have switched your frozen waffle brand loyalty.

I thought it was weird that the store only had Buttermilk Eggos. I only buy the low fat whole wheat Eggos.

@liz.lemonade:

You eat frozen waffles on the way to work?

What is wrong with Pop-Tarts? Don't you know Pop-Tarts are the official semi-food product for adults eating while driving to work?

Soon I shall corner the frozen waffle business..today frozen waffles! Tomorrow...the world!!!

@Quake 'n' Shake: You could be onto something there.

This could be the incentive you need to learn to make your own waffles that freeze and pop into the toaster just as easily as Eggos. As a bonus, you will also save eleventy billion dollars a year on waffles even after you subtract the cost of the waffle iron.

I got it.........make your own waffles at home and freeze them! I do this, pop them in the toaster oven, and they come out great! Eggos are hard as hockey pucks.

@giantnegro: Really? They used to sponsor Michael Phelps and have dropped him? That makes me want to go buy more Kellog's. (local incident where Phelps tried to get an article in a humor/parody magazine censored and get its Uni funding revoked)

Really? Is there really a difference between Eggos and all the other cardboard tasting frozen waffles?

Disclaimer: I probably haven't had an Eggo in 20+ years.

@greyb1: Trader Joe's blueberry waffles are DIVINE. Unfortunately, my nearest TJ's is way across town, so I have to supplement with Eggo from the nearby store until I can make a TJ's run.

@StanTheManDean: you can't load a poptart with nutella and strawberry jam like you can a crispy waffle sammich.
those pockets keet the yum inside!

@VA_White: I'm besotted with homemade yeasted waffles. The day that I make the big batch to freeze and get to eat a ton fresh is pretty much party day.

And if there's listeria, then I make that myself at home too, so it's better and cheaper listeria.

@Coles_Law: I've never tried the Publix brand, but I hope so -- that means I could buy them instead. I recently bought some Target brand waffles because Eggo was out, and those things were so dreadful that I threw them out after the first waffle. I'm fine with store brands and am aware that the quality is often commensurate, but not in that case.

@greyb1:

Kashi waffles are pretty good, too. And they make me poop!

huh. I noticed at the supermarket just 15 minutes ago that there were almost no frozen waffles, while everything else in frozen food was stocked to the gills.

and here's a Consumerist post about it when I get home. go figure.

@VA_White:

I do this a lot too - you can do it with pancakes as well, but they "toast" as well days later. Still a good use for leftover pancake batter.

My fiancee and I make our own bagels too - about 15 cents each.

@skitzogreg: You are both wrong. I will see your minis and chocolate chip and raise you a french vanilla waffle. MMMMM

Damn now I want some waffles.

I'm finding the waffle crisis tone of some of these posts hysterical!

Their Nutrigrain wholegrain waffles are the only frozen waffles I will buy. They are really quite tasty.

@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis: John Kerry could not be reached for comment. THere are no phone on Martha's Vineyard, dontchya know.

People actually eat those things? It's simple to make your own and healthier as well. Those taste like cardboard. :P

I noticed this at Wegmans...they had these signs up for about a month now and empty spaces, although I noticed today everything was restocked, so I guess they're shipping more back out. (However, after purchasing a waffle maker I can't stand eating the frozen kind anymore)

@Chumas: Oh man that sounds like heaven.

You Consumerist people are losing your edge. It took about 31 posts before someone said to just make your own home-made waffles and freeze them. I'm sure it's just a fluke.

@LordofBacon: I knew it. It's an Evil Genius out to corner the market on the essentials of life. We'll have to call Bond again.

@StanTheManDean: Pop-Tarts are chock-full of HFCS.

@IfThenElvis: Your suspicion is wrong. Influenza vax production requires embryonated chicken eggs, while eggs for consumption are unfertilized.

The artificial chickens that lay the artificial eggs that are used in Eggo products are staging a sympathy strike with the turkeys union.

@thewriteguy: The plant won't let of of their eggos.

I tried...